Lions, Tigers & Waterford Bears! OH MY!

Can ya'll help me identify this Waterford bear? It stands 7.6 inches tall and is 3/4 inch thick. I can't find any other like like on eBay completed auctions. Am I missing something???????? It looks like some big paperweight. I can't find any other purpose for it besides target practice at 900 yards with a Savage F/TR in a .308. Help save this nifty looking item from certain doom!

 

Replacements lists a Waterford teddy bear picture frame. He looks a lot like your bear but the frame itself appears to be missing.
Don

 

I only found one other - on Etsy. They didn't say much about it though.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/208449036/vintage-waterford-cut-crystal-teddy-bear?ref=market

 

Messlane, as always, you da best! Dunno how ya found it but I am thankful. The bear also thanks you for saving it from the firing line!

 

I wish I cold say it took many hours of research, but all I did was a Google Image search (by stealing your photo!! ).

 

Hi, very cute bear. I saw one on Worthpoint that sold on ebay in October, 2011 (exactly like yours) for $32.96. The versions that have either a clock or a picture in the tummy sell for between $20 and $45, according to Worthpoint. Yours looks like a bookend since it is flat on one side.

 

The more I look at this, the more sure I am about it being a bookend. It's flat on one side and has that cone shape on the front which would keep it from tipping over, keep it steady.

 

If you can shoot out an 8 inch target at 900 yards..........I say go for it !!!

( i know this isn't a 308.....but it's brash !)

 

brash, indeed! I like it
THANKS all for providing info!

 

There are a few like your's on eBay right now. I did a search on waterford Bear bookend and found some. none call it a bookend, and one calls it etchable. There are also the same bear with picture frame tummies and clocks. Sadly, none in the sold listings.
A lot of waterford is a hard sell right now. But I keep amassing it from auctions and the such for cheap, hoping for a resurgance in price. I can't tell you how many waterford ashtrays I have because I can't resist a piece of Waterford for $5 or less......

 

I have one with the frame I have had for years, well 20 or more
My mom was into Waterford had 2 chandeliers etc etc

 

I had a pair of waterford whisky glasses...that slipped out of my hands during my last move.......YIKES ....boy did they blow up hitting the floor !
Not a finer glass in the world for holding my spirits !

 

Yes, the stuff really shatters nicely when it hits the floor, a sign of real quality. I actually have good luck selling Waterford drinkware, it seems more popular then the giftware (clocks, frames etc...). Toasting flutes don't do well and are selling about 1/3 of retail, if that much. I still don't buy it unless it;s dirt cheap, I found a couple Waterford Colleen water goblets for $15 (for both) awhile back and sold the pair for $72. i was happy! Dealer had no idea what she had.

 

I was picking up tear laden shards for an hour.....they made a hell of a noise too !